Nuclear Medicine @ UW

UW School of Medicine and Public Health

About the Program

The
nuclear medicine residency program at University of Wisconsin Hospital
and Clinics (UWHC) is currently a three-year program which is accredited
by the American College of Graduate Medical Education and satisfies requirements
of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. The
residency provides training and experience in in-vitro procedures, therapeutic
applications of radioactive materials, and general nuclear imaging, including
positron emission tomography (PET). The new curriculum includes
training in CT of the head and neck, chest, and abdomen with the NM residents
rotating with radiology residents, reading, and dictating the exams. There
is a strong emphasis in nuclear cardiology. The Nuclear Medicine
Section of the Radiology Department serves more than 400 beds at UWHC
and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital and performs more
than 6,000 examinations a year. The UWHC is considered a top quality hospital,
a top 100 hospital.

In addition to its three Nuclear Medicine physicians and two nuclear cardiologists that share the nuclear cardiology load, the Nuclear Medicine Section has nine full-time technologists, a radiopharmacist, an administrative assistant, and two radiopharmacy technicians.

The Nuclear Medicine Section is located within the UW Hospital (serves both University and VA patients at the UW site) and features modern equipment including:

(1) – Three-headed SPECT system

(3) – Two-headed SPECT/CT systems

(1) - Single-headed SPECT system

(3) - X-ray bone densitometers located at satellite clinics & UWHC

Active research on a current-generation PET/CT scanner and a dedicated
PET scanner involves brain, cardiac, and whole body imaging. Other research
includes general nuclear medicine and nuclear cardiology projects. Residents
are encouraged to participate in ongoing projects and to develop new projects.